This blog records my sightings of some of the fascinating and beautiful creatures especially butterflies, dragonflies etc and plants in nature. I love Nature however I am not trained in anything related to Biology or nature, please feel free to correct me. Thanks

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Though a rather hot Saturday morning on 10 June, I decided to go for a long hike on my own. After having a heavy breakfast at Tai Po Market MTR station, I boarded a 23K mini-bus bringing me to its terminal station at Wun Yiu Road 碗窰路.

Before heading towards the Wilson Trail Section 7, I detoured to Yuen Tun Ha (元墩下), a popular butterfly-hunting ground. Except for a colony of the Euploea midamus midamus (Blue Spotted Crow) and Ideopsis similis similis , I could not find any other less common butterflies.

While going further into the foresed area, I encountered a solidary Tree Flitter (Hyarotis adrastus praba)

Realising that the butterfly activities were rather disappointing, I decided to head towards to Shing Mun Reservoir(城門水塘), via Wilson Trail Setion 7 towards the direction of the Lead Mine Pass.

The trail begins with cement steps going up hill gradually.

After climbing a few hundreds of steps, the terrain becomes rather rocky.

I spotted a few small lycaenids flitting erractically amongst a clump of tall and shady bamboos at the beginning part of the Wilson Trail.

I waited patiently and was rewarded with a few shots of this Taraka Hamada .

Continued walking leisurelly, I encountered a few damselflies.

A few meters before reaching the Lead Mine Pass, I stumbled upon a green and slender snake slithering across the dirt track.